SCHP investigating fatal Marion Co. collision

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a collision that turned fatal in Marion County Friday afternoon along Secondary Route 9.
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/18627630/schp-investigating-fatal-marion-co-collision

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 14:26:05 -0700

CCU beats High Point to advance to Big South title

Daniel Bowman set two more records and Aaron Burke pitched 4.1 scoreless innings to lead top seed Coastal Carolina to a 4-3 win over host and seventh seed High Point.
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/18629116/ccu-beats-high-point-to-advance-to-big-south-title

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 18:10:57 -0700

All lanes of Hwy. 17 reopen after motorcycle crash

The South Carolina Highway Patrol has cleared the scene of an accident with injuries on Highway 17 near Lake Arrowhead Road that closed lanes a few lanes of traffic for a short time.
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/18628479/hwy-17-north-closes-following-injury-accident

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 15:56:05 -0700

Subtropical Storm Beryl forms off Carolina coast

For the second weekend in a row a tropical system has formed off of our coastline.  This comes days before the official start of hurricane season on June 1st.
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/18629605/tropical-storm-beryl-forms-off-carolina-coast

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 20:11:05 -0700

New institute at Francis Marion provides key disaster training

FLORENCE , S.C. – A six-day course to better equip American Red Cross personnel with small- and large-scale disaster training wrapped up Thursday as part of the inaugural Rachel Hodges Institute at Francis Marion University.
http://www2.scnow.com/news/2012/may/24/new-institute-francis-marion-provides-key-disaster-ar-3854224/

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 18:27:48 -0700

Marion man dies in Gresham crash Friday

MARION, S.C. -- A Marion man died late Friday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 9 ner Baker Road in Gresham.
http://www2.scnow.com/news/pee-dee/2012/may/25/marion-man-dies-gresham-crash-friday-ar-3860159/

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 16:46:50 -0700

Another mega dump in South Carolina?

Tucked away on a rural, two-lane highway west of Myrtle Beach is a busy landfill that is widely praised for its programs to dispose of garbage from South Carolina’s biggest resort county.
http://www.thestate.com/2012/05/19/2281542/another-mega-dump-in-south-carolina.html

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:43:08 -0700

Lake City's Carolina Academy golfer signs with Francis Marion Univeristy

John Lurie Pate, a senior at The Carolina Academy, Lake City, signs his golf scholarship papers for Francis Marion University Monday at the academy.
http://www2.scnow.com/news/pee-dee/2012/apr/30/lake-citys-carolina-academy-golfer-signs-francis-m-ar-3703745/

Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:37:44 -0700

Warren Buffett's Firms Buys 63 Newspapers, Including Five In South Carolina

Billionaire Warren Buffett's investment company is buying five South Carolina newspapers and 58 others, it was announced today.
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2012/5/17/warren_buffetts_firms_buys_63_newspapers.htm

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:40:52 -0700

The dumbest political quotes of the week

Each week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll!
http://news.yahoo.com/this-week-s-dumbest-political-quotes-.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 12:59:43 -0700